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Shipping between the US and Rwanda

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In 2025 the United States exported $39.1 million of goods to Rwanda and imported $43.3 million from there. Rwanda ranked 177th among US export markets and 147th among sources of US imports.

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US exports, 2025
$39.1MDown 12.5% on 2024 ($44.7 million)
US imports, 2025
$43.3MUp 43.3% on 2024 ($30.2 million)
Goods balance
$4.2MUS deficit
Export market rank
177thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
147thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Rwanda

Cereals (chapter 10) led US exports to Rwanda at $5.5 million, 14% of the total. The top three chapters made up 40%.

  1. 10Cereals$5.5 million14.0%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$5.1 million13.1%
  3. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$4.9 million12.5%
  4. 88Aircraft and spacecraft$4.2 million10.9%
  5. 21Miscellaneous food preparations$3.8 million9.8%

US imports from Rwanda

Coffee, tea and spices (chapter 09) led US imports from Rwanda at $16.8 million, 39% of the total. The top three chapters made up 83%.

  1. 09Coffee, tea and spices$16.8 million38.7%
  2. 80Tin$13.7 million31.7%
  3. 13Gums, resins and plant extracts$5.5 million12.7%
  4. 26Ores, slag and ash$4.2 million9.6%
  5. 42Leather goods and travel goods$678 thousand1.6%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Rwanda, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Rwanda requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Rwanda.

Exports through the port, 2025
$407K1.0% of the US total with Rwanda
Leading export goods
Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS chapter 84, $397 thousand
Imports through the port, 2025
$2.9M6.6% of the US total with Rwanda
Leading import goods
TinHS chapter 80, $2.3 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Getting cargo to Rwanda

Rwanda is landlocked. Ocean cargo for Rwanda discharges at a seaport in a neighboring country and moves on by road or rail.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.